Beauty

Hello, beauty! A fine crop of lotions, potions, products

I have always been a fashion junkie – witness the tie-dye cotton jacket I had a fit for at age 6. Since then, my closets have always been overflowing. Now, it seems, I am going that way with beauty and hair products, becoming a beauty junkie. Perhaps it’s age, perhaps science is finally delivering on all [...]

By | October 9th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

A beauty balm: Nannette de Gaspé Beaubien brings rejuvenating masks to market

Impeccable in a white Tom Ford frock, Nannette de Gaspé Beaubien held sway at a Holt Renfrew breakfast in Montreal recently to launch her line of rejuvenating beauty masks in Canada. The story of the masks’ stellar success internationally is remarkable – as perhaps are the masks. They are dry masks on printed Japanese textiles, [...]

By | September 6th, 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on A beauty balm: Nannette de Gaspé Beaubien brings rejuvenating masks to market

The Estée Edit: Mix-mastering lipsticks

There’s nothing better than the perfect shade of lipstick, especially for everyday, easy wear. You slide it on without a mirror, even in a resto, the car, on the go. But as we all know, perfect shades get discontinued, we always try new stuff and, too often, buy a hue too bright or too dull. [...]

By | June 22nd, 2016|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on The Estée Edit: Mix-mastering lipsticks

I scream for cream: an arsenal for the dry skin of winter

My winter arsenal of oils, creams, masks and salves. This is the time of year when three things happen: I wear only black, the sales are beyond tempting but it's time to pay the piper for holiday indulgences – and I wake up with cracking dry skin. Moisture masks, cream, oils and potions galore [...]

By | January 15th, 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on I scream for cream: an arsenal for the dry skin of winter